| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Efrain Sutherland (fresh) SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Reiter (fresh) PF - James Craig (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Fleisher (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 19:40 | Merrimack | The rebound goes to Roy Wooley | 22-27 |
| 19:23 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Roy Wooley | 22-30 |
| 19:06 | St. Michael's | Roy Wooley is called for the reach on Bobby Poole - foul #1 on Roy Wooley, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| 18:45 | St. Michael's | Roy Wooley steals it from James Craig | 22-30 |
| 18:24 | Merrimack | A charge is called on Barry Fleisher - foul #1 on Barry Fleisher, team foul #2 | 22-30 |
| 18:03 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Reiter | 24-30 |
| 17:45 | Merrimack | Lester Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-30 |
| 17:44 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | St. Michael's | James Craig connects on the runner from the right block and he's hacked by Norris Engelman - foul #2 on Norris Engelman, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 17:26 | St. Michael's | James Craig makes the free throw | 27-30 |
| 17:11 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 17:09 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to James Craig | 27-30 |
| 16:53 | St. Michael's | Roy Wooley is called for the reach on Kenneth Inniss - foul #2 on Roy Wooley, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG), Robert Schafer (SG), Dennis Thomas (SF), Dion Knox (PF), Thomas Eklund (C) Efrain Sutherland, Bobby Poole, Eric Reiter, James Craig, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | James Sims (SG), Ronald Andrews (SF), Robert Williams (PF), William Ryan (C) Roy Wooley, Barry Fleisher, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 16:31 | St. Michael's | Robert Schafer misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-30 |
| 16:29 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 16:07 | St. Michael's | Ronald Andrews is called for the reach on Joel Smolenski - foul #1 on Ronald Andrews, team foul #5 | 27-30 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG) Norris Engelman | |
| 15:47 | St. Michael's | Robert Schafer buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Joel Smolenski | 29-30 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Smolenski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dion Knox (fresh) C - Thomas Eklund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Scott Angell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Sims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Ryan (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Merrimack | Joel Smolenski takes the ball from Scott Angell in the backcourt | 29-30 |
| 15:29 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 15:27 | Merrimack | James Sims pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Scott Angell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dion Knox - foul #1 on Dion Knox, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland (PG), Bobby Poole (SG), Eric Reiter (SF), James Craig (PF), Kenneth Inniss (C) Joel Smolenski, Robert Schafer, Dennis Thomas, Dion Knox, Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Lester Ross (PF), David Fitch (C) James Sims, Ronald Andrews, Robert Williams, William Ryan | |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Scott Angell makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 15:16 | Merrimack | Scott Angell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:59 | St. Michael's | David Fitch swats the layup by James Craig | 29-32 |
| 14:58 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 14:46 | St. Michael's | James Craig drills a jumper from the right side set up by Efrain Sutherland | 31-32 |
| 14:30 | Merrimack | Eric Reiter steals the ball from David Fitch | 31-32 |
| 14:14 | St. Michael's | The pull-up jumper by Efrain Sutherland is blocked by David Fitch | 31-32 |
| 14:13 | Merrimack | Lester Ross pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:57 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Barry Fleisher | 31-35 |
| 13:44 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole's pass is intercepted by Barry Fleisher | 31-35 |
| 13:33 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 13:31 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:20 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-35 |
| 13:18 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 13:10 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher is hacked by James Craig - foul #1 on James Craig, team foul #2 | 33-35 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG) Efrain Sutherland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), James Sims (SG) Scott Angell, Roy Wooley | |
| 13:05 | Merrimack | Eric Reiter blocks the short jumper by David Fitch | 33-35 |
| 13:04 | St. Michael's | James Craig grabs the board | 33-35 |
| 12:44 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter buries a 3 from straight away | 36-35 |
| 12:35 | Merrimack | James Sims connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Norris Engelman | 36-37 |
| 12:16 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Robert Schafer (SG), Dennis Thomas (SF), Dion Knox (PF), Thomas Eklund (C) Bobby Poole, Eric Reiter, James Craig, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Ronald Andrews (SF), Robert Williams (PF), William Ryan (C) Barry Fleisher, Lester Ross, David Fitch | |
| 12:02 | Merrimack | Dion Knox is called for the reach on Robert Williams - foul #2 on Dion Knox, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG) William Ryan | |
| 11:45 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 11:44 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Smolenski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Schafer (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dion Knox (fresh) C - Thomas Eklund (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | St. Michael's | Robert Williams steals the ball from Joel Smolenski | 36-37 |
| 11:05 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley dunks the ball set up by Ronald Andrews | 36-39 |
| 10:46 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joel Smolenski | 39-39 |
| 10:42 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Roy Wooley | 39-41 |
| 10:23 | St. Michael's | Robert Schafer is hacked by Roy Wooley - foul #3 on Roy Wooley, team foul #6 | 39-41 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland (PG), Bobby Poole (SG), Eric Reiter (SF), James Craig (PF), Kenneth Inniss (C) Joel Smolenski, Robert Schafer, Dennis Thomas, Dion Knox, Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher (SF), Lester Ross (PF), David Fitch (C) Roy Wooley, Ronald Andrews, Robert Williams | |
| 10:08 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 09:39 | Merrimack | James Sims is hacked by Eric Reiter - foul #3 on Eric Reiter, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Andrew Hendricks (SG) Norris Engelman, James Sims | |
| 09:26 | Merrimack | Scott Angell is hacked by Eric Reiter - foul #4 on Eric Reiter, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas (SF) Eric Reiter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG) Andrew Hendricks | |
| 09:15 | Merrimack | David Fitch knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Scott Angell | 41-43 |
| 09:08 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss buries a jumper from the left block | 43-43 |
| 08:50 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 08:48 | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 08:22 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Efrain Sutherland | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Craig - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #6 | 46-43 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), James Sims (SG), Ronald Andrews (PF) Scott Angell, Roy Wooley, Lester Ross | |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher misses the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:03 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 07:41 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas is called for a backcourt violation | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG), Eric Reiter (SF) Efrain Sutherland, Dennis Thomas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Robert Williams (PF), William Ryan (C) Barry Fleisher, David Fitch | |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Smolenski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eric Reiter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Norris Engelman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) PF - Robert Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - William Ryan (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | Merrimack | James Craig steals the ball from Norris Engelman | 46-44 |
| 07:01 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-44 |
| 06:59 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:41 | St. Michael's | Ronald Andrews takes the ball from James Craig | 46-44 |
| 06:36 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman misses the lay-in | 46-44 |
| 06:35 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Eric Reiter | 46-44 |
| 06:18 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Sims - foul #1 on James Sims, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Robert Schafer (SG), Dennis Thomas (PF), Thomas Eklund (C) Bobby Poole, James Craig, Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Roy Wooley (SG), Barry Fleisher (SF), Lester Ross (PF), David Fitch (C) James Sims, Ronald Andrews, Robert Williams, William Ryan | |
| 06:18 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:18 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:16 | Merrimack | Norris Engelman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Norris Engelman, team foul #8 | 48-44 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland (PG) Joel Smolenski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 06:00 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Lester Ross - foul #1 on Lester Ross, team foul #9 | 48-44 |
| 06:00 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 06:00 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Dennis Thomas - foul #2 on Dennis Thomas, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 05:49 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:36 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Efrain Sutherland | 52-46 |
| 05:10 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 05:09 | Merrimack | Lester Ross tips it in | 52-48 |
| 04:47 | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund's pass is intercepted by Roy Wooley | 52-48 |
| 04:44 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley lays it in | 52-50 |
| 04:24 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Lester Ross - foul #2 on Lester Ross, team foul #10 | 52-50 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG), Bobby Poole (SG), James Craig (PF), Kenneth Inniss (C) Efrain Sutherland, Robert Schafer, Eric Reiter, Thomas Eklund | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG), Ronald Andrews (SF) Norris Engelman, Barry Fleisher | |
| 04:24 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 04:24 | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 04:11 | Merrimack | Dennis Thomas steals it from Roy Wooley | 53-50 |
| 03:59 | St. Michael's | Scott Angell steps in front of the Kenneth Inniss pass | 53-50 |
| 03:36 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 03:35 | Merrimack | David Fitch gets the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| Lineup | St. Michael's | PG - Joel Smolenski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Poole (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dennis Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Inniss (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Merrimack | PG - Scott Angell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Wooley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Andrews (fresh) PF - Lester Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Fitch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:19 | Merrimack | James Craig steals it from Lester Ross | 53-50 |
| 03:00 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski scores on a floater from the left side | 55-50 |
| 03:00 | Merrimack | Merrimack calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland (PG), Eric Reiter (SF) Joel Smolenski, Dennis Thomas | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Norris Engelman (PG), Barry Fleisher (SF) Scott Angell, Ronald Andrews | |
| 02:46 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 02:28 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss misses the floater in the lane | 55-52 |
| 02:26 | Merrimack | Lester Ross gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:58 | Merrimack | James Craig swats the layup by Roy Wooley | 55-52 |
| 01:56 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 01:39 | St. Michael's | Bobby Poole comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 01:38 | Merrimack | Lester Ross gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:26 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley's pass is intercepted by Bobby Poole | 55-52 |
| 01:19 | St. Michael's | Norris Engelman is called for the reach on Efrain Sutherland - foul #4 on Norris Engelman, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| 01:19 | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:19 | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:11 | Merrimack | Barry Fleisher's pass is intercepted by Bobby Poole | 56-52 |
| 00:52 | St. Michael's | Eric Reiter is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Eric Reiter, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Dennis Thomas (SF) Eric Reiter | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Lester Ross is hacked by James Craig - foul #3 on James Craig, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Lester Ross makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | Merrimack | Lester Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:34 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:33 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss is fouled in the backcourt by Norris Engelman - foul #5 on Norris Engelman, team foul #12 | 56-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG) Efrain Sutherland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | Scott Angell (PG) Norris Engelman | |
| 00:33 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss misses the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:33 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | St. Michael's | St. Michael's is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Merrimack | Merrimack is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Scott Angell is fouled in the backcourt by Bobby Poole - foul #2 on Bobby Poole, team foul #10 | 57-53 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Efrain Sutherland (PG) Joel Smolenski | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Scott Angell makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:29 | Merrimack | Scott Angell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:29 | St. Michael's | The rebound goes to Kenneth Inniss | 57-54 |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss is hacked by Roy Wooley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roy Wooley, team foul #13 | 57-54 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski (PG) Efrain Sutherland | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:28 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:22 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | St. Michael's | Kenneth Inniss grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 00:20 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | St. Michael's | Scott Angell is called for the reach on Joel Smolenski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Angell, team foul #14 | 58-54 |
| 00:18 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:18 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:12 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Angell | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski is hacked by Scott Angell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Angell, team foul #15 | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:11 | St. Michael's | Joel Smolenski makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Merrimack | Roy Wooley misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 00:05 | Merrimack | The offensive rebound goes to Barry Fleisher | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | Merrimack | Joel Smolenski picks off the pass by Barry Fleisher | 62-57 |
| 00:03 | St. Michael's | St. Michael's calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | St. Michael's | Thomas Eklund (C) Kenneth Inniss | |
| Subs | Merrimack | | |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | James Craig is hacked by Scott Angell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Scott Angell, team foul #16 | 62-57 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | James Craig makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:01 | St. Michael's | James Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:00 | Merrimack | Scott Angell misses short on a halfcourt shot | 64-57 |